Brown University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Brown University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Brown University students is 95.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 96.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 94.8%.

95.8%

asian 96.1% 224 students
African American 98.0% 97 students
white 96.7% 671 students
unknown 95.7% 90 students
hispanic 95.0% 173 students
International Students 92.0% 160 students
Mixed Race 97.6% 123 students

Drop Out

Brown University has an overall drop-out rate of 3.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.5% and 3.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

3.7%

asian 3.0% 7 students
African American 2.0% 2 students
white 3.0% 21 students
unknown 4.3% 4 students
hispanic 4.4% 8 students
International Students 6.3% 11 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.5%

asian 0.9% 2 students
white 0.3% 2 students
International Students 1.7% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$130,101	$153,718	$184,762
Applied Mathematics	$105,532	$88,506	$97,037
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$66,171	$73,769	$91,029
Engineering, General	$70,583	$75,921	$80,783
Economics	$64,028	$63,302	$78,949
International Relations and National Security Studies	$37,882	$50,105	$65,953
Political Science and Government	$50,186	$53,108	$62,581
History	$42,584	$38,289	$50,748
English Language and Literature, General	$28,046	$46,790	$40,495
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$30,489	$39,369	$39,660
Area Studies	$37,471	$33,993	$38,492
Public Health	$42,643	$32,925	$36,342
Biology, General	$29,535	$29,685	$36,121
Human Biology	NA	$27,669	$28,296
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$40,809	$31,133	$21,984
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$28,130	$31,848	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$41,565	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$36,141	NA
Education, General	NA	$30,409	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$32,925	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	$23,206	NA	NA
Sociology	$19,547	NA	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$47,260	NA
Anthropology	NA	$35,060	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$49,331	NA	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$37,636	NA	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$31,581	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$29,685	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	NA	$28,019	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Policy Analysis	$59,505	$61,020	$74,894
Educational Administration and Supervision	$61,247	$58,673	$63,507
Public Health	$59,311	$59,937	$62,168
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$47,260	$49,849
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,830	$40,368	$47,423
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$36,141	$44,827
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,550	NA	$33,074
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	NA	$60,771	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$78,859	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$60,843	$61,294	$73,224

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